Scammers

Cybercrime Horror: Hyderabad Retired Doctor Harassed By Fraudsters, Dies After Rs 6.6 Lakh Scam

On September 5, the retired doctor from Mamidipudi Nagarjuna Area Hospital in Malakpet received WhatsApp video calls from the fraudsters. 

Sep 17, 2025, 14:37 PM IST

Google Issues Warning To 2.5 Billion Gmail Users After Major Data Breach Threat; Here's How to Protect Your Account

Google Emergency Earning Gmail Users: Users are often redirected to fake login pages or tricked into sharing two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, giving hackers full access to their accounts. 

Aug 30, 2025, 12:31 PM IST

Middle-Class' Nightmare: How Scammers Took Rs 70,000 In 15 Minutes Without Touching My Bank Account - And Kept Me Awake All Night

Read how cybercriminals are devising new kind of fraud to escape police net and regulatory provisions. This newest ever scam trick is out of bound even from police or bank as it doesn't involve transactions from a bank account, credit card or debit card. Read this shocking real-life event to find how to be safe.

Jul 06, 2025, 17:33 PM IST

Online Trading Scam: Mumbai Investor Falls Victim To Rs 2.56 Crore Online Share Trading Scam

The scammers then gave the victim a link to a website where he was asked to enter his information and set up a virtual account. 

Jun 21, 2024, 17:39 PM IST

MMDA Scam: Fraudsters Swindle Multinational MD Out Of Rs 4.8 Crore

The investigation found out that a total of Rs 4.80 crore was taken from the victim's account. 

Mar 05, 2024, 14:39 PM IST

Company Loses Rs 200 Crore In Deepfake Scam Via Fake 'CFO' Video Call

Scammers utilized highly sophisticated deepfake technology to deceive the company's local branch during a manipulated video conference call. 

Feb 06, 2024, 17:21 PM IST

Zerodha's Nithin Kamath Warns Of Prevailing 'Pig Butchering' Scam In India: What Is It And How to Protect Yourself From It

Nithin Kamath highlighted the alarming scale of this scam, emphasizing how many fall for these traps in India and globally. It's a widespread issue, and people get pulled into it thinking they're entering legit opportunities, only to lose their money.

Nov 13, 2023, 17:55 PM IST

What Are Romance Scams? Online Trap That Lures People Under Disguise Of Dating

Truecaller has issued a warning about one such scam that is plaguing the online world – Romance Scams. This is a type of scam where someone pretends to be in love with you in order to gain your trust and then exploits that trust to extort money.

Oct 30, 2023, 23:10 PM IST

DNA: Don't fall in the trap of fake job....use your intelligence

In India, you must have seen pasted posters like 'Earn at home, Urgent hiring etc.' on the walls at many places. You can be cheated by such tempting posters. These thugs contact you through social media and promise to get you jobs in big companies sitting at home.

Feb 07, 2023, 23:34 PM IST

BEWARE! Fraud can be done in the name of making Ayushman card, be careful of these three things

The health scheme provides poor families access to healthcare services and also offers assistance for day care procedures, including pre-existing illnesses. Under the Ayushman card, the family gets up to 5 lakhs coverage in private and public hospitals.

Sep 14, 2022, 17:17 PM IST